Gauntlet for gloves



Feb. 13, 1923.

E. C. LlNDFELDT GAUNTLET FOR GLOVES Filed June 5,

Patented Feb. 13, 1923.

his erase n'nwnnnor LINDFELDT, or DES MOINES, IOWA.

GAUN'ILET FOR GLOVES.

Application filed June 3, 1920. Serial No. 386,375.

T 0 all wizom may concern:

Be it known that. I, EDWARD C. LINDrnLn'r, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Gauntlet forGloves, of which th following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a gauntlet for gloves, which is provided with reinforcing strips, Which may readily and easily be secured to the gauntlet, making a gauntlet of simple,'durable and inexpensive construction. I

More particularly it is my object to provide a reinforcing for gaunt-lets, the reinforcing being made of strips of material, similar to the material from which the gaunt-let is made, the strips being diverging from the upper edge of the gauntlet, in order to reinforce the center of the upper edge of the gauntlet.

Still another object is to provide a gauntlet, which has a pair of diverging reinforcing strips placed on the inner side of the front of the gauntlet and a pair of diverging reinforcing strips placed on the inner side of the back of the gauntlet, the upper ends of the strips being slightly spaced apart, so that the gauntlet may be folded.

Another object is to so place the reinforcing strips that the greatest amount of stiffening will be had at the point where the gauntlet is usually weakest.

lVith these and other objects in view,

invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l shows improved ntlet reinforcing strips lines. I 7

Figure 2 shows a transverse, sectional view through the gauntlet, showing the di verging strips.

Figure 3 shows a central, sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4; shows a sectional view when the gauntlet is folded.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate an a front elevation. of my as applied to aglove, the being shown in dotted ordinary glove and the portion 11, which is formed from the leather of the glove and extends upwardly onto the gauntlet A;

The gauntlet A comprises the front side 12 and the back side 13.

The front and back 12 and 13 are together at 14: and 15; e I

It will be seen that the two thicknesses of material at 1 1 and 15 tend to reinforce or strengthen the gauntlet.

In order to reinforce the front and back of the gauntlet, I have provided pairs of re-- inforcing strips, which. are adapted to be secured to the front and back of thegauntlet. On'the inner side of the front 12 of the gauntlet A are the reinforcingstrips 16 and,

front and'back of the gauntlet in such manner, the greatest amount of reinforcing is applied near what is ordinarily the weakest point of the gauntlet; that portion being the center of the upper edge.

The pairs of reinforcing strips 16 and 17 and 18 and 19 are slightly spaced apart near their end, while their lower ends are spaced a greater distance apart. The upper g ends are spaced apart, so that a portion will.

be left, which will be flexible so that the gauntlet may be folded substantially as is 7 shown in Figure l of the drawings.

The portion 21 between the upper ends of the reinforcing strips 16 and 17 and 18 and 19 forms a flexible portion, wherebythe glove maybe folded without interfering with the diverging pairs of reinforcing strips.

The advantage of my reinforcing for the gauntlets is that I am able to use strips of material, which are comparatively narrow, and yet when they are sewed onto the main body portion of the gauntlet, they form a 105 rigid reinforcing, which will not become loosened by the use of the glove or gauntlet. By making the reinforcing strips of the sewed 60 80 By placing the reinforcing strips on the same weight and grade of material, as is the front and back of the cuff makes a very neat appearing gauntlet, and yet it may be folded in very efficient manner without affecting the reinforcing strips.

Nhere the front and back of the gauntlet are sewed together, they also form reinforcing members.

By diverging the reinforcing strips, 1 am able to satisfactorily reinforce the gauntlet, so that it wilt remain substantially rigid at all times.

The advantage of diverging the reinforcing strips will be apparent from the examination of Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. The placing of the strips so that they areinclined or arranged so that they are closer at their top endsthan at their bottom ends will'to a great extent prevent the possible crushing of the gauntlet between bottom.

Greater resistance is had by the arrangement of the reinforcing strips as shown in the drawings, than would be bad if the strips were vertical.

The upper ends of the st ips are close together and are arranged at substant ally midpoint between the sldes oi: the gauntlet its top and so that where the gauntlet would normally be weakest, it is reinforced.

Some changes may be made inthe construction and arrangement of the parts of my improved gauntlet for gloves, without departing from the essential features and purposes of my invention, and 1t is my lntention to cover by my claim, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

it gauntlet for gloves comprising a front and back portion fastened together at two of their edges, a pair of reinforcing strips sewed to the front portion of said gauntlet on the inner side thereof, a pair of reinforcing strips sewed to the back portion of said gauntlet on the inner side thereof, each of said pair of strips being inclined towards each other from their lower ends to their upper ends whereby the possibilities of crushing the gauntlet between its top and bottom will be greatly lessened for thepur poses stated.

Des Moines, Iowa, May 4-, 1920.

EDNARD C. LINDFELDT. 

